Date: 7 August 2024
Within the framework of the 2024 Population and Agricultural Census, Mr. Gogita Todradze, Executive Director of the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat), held an informational meeting in the Dusheti Municipality.
The meeting was attended by Ms. Manana Narimanidze, the Mayer of the Municipality as well as local and self-government authorities and representatives of various administrative units
The meeting aimed to inform the municipal representatives about the organizational issues related to the census.
During the meeting, Mr. Gogita Todradze provided detailed information about the goals and objectives of the census, the dates of the census, data collection methods, methodology, and the content of the questionnaire.
In Georgia, the General Population Census will be conducted from November 14 to December 19, 2024. However, due to potential weather worthening, in some high mountainous and hard-to-reach administrative units, including several administrative units in Dusheti (villages within the administrative units of Gudamakari, Kvesheti, Khevsureti, Ukanapshavi, Shatili, Magaroskari, and Pasanauri), as well as in Mestia, Lentekhi, and Akhmeta (Omalo administrative unit), the census is planned to be conducted in September 2024.
In additon, to optimize resources, the agricultural census will be conducted alongside the population census, which will collect information on household agricultural activities.
Preliminary results of the census will be published in June 2025, and the final results will be available in June 2026.
The General Population Census will provide the latest information on the population size, its sex-age structure, employment status, education level, health status, livelihoods, and housing conditions.